How to walk in High Heels

I just bought a new pair of High Heels yesterday and at the same time I saw a beautiful young woman walking in a pair of Heels. Too bad she wasn’t able to walk in them at all. So I tought I could post a little bit about walking in such shoes. 🙂

First of all you need to practice, practice and practice, but I think you already knew that. So, the best way to start is with some lower heels. Try to walk in them and get a safe feeling. Now take some higher ones – again not too high. And practice again. If you feel safe again in this shoes you can take the next step and take your highest pair of Heels. I know it’s again another step and you need to practice again. Below I show you some pictures – step by step.

Also a good way to get the feeling for your favourite pair of High Heels is to start with some wedges. There you have a better control and start walking with them. It’s way easier if you are not used to Stilettos. So start with some wedges and if you can walk in them lady like, than take your favourite pair of High Heels and start walking. 😉

Again – practice at home. Take them on and do some cooking, baking or just walk around your flat. If you feel ready for the street – go to the next shop around the corner and grab some milk. It’s an easy way to practice walking outside and get used to different dangerous spots on the street. 😉 Like stones, wholes, street gates, stairs, soft ground and so on. You will see – there are a lot of barriers waiting for you. 😉

Now how to walk in them. I see a lot of girls who put their whole foot down at the same time. It’s not walking in heels, it looks more like trampling on the street. So if you start walking. Raise your whole foot and you first go down with your heel afterwards with your toes. I hope you know what I mean? 😉 Maybe I’ll can record a video if you want. So step by step and very important is to make small steps!!!! Really important. Small steps!! You can’t walk in your High Heels like you wear your favourite pair of sneakers. So small steps. It will take you longer, but you will also walk more graceful. 🙂

Finally – I just can say – Practice, Practice and Practice!!! 🙂 That’s all. I see so many girls walking in such amazing shoes, but they can’t walk in them. It ruins the whole look. So first start walking at home and get used to your new High Heels. After that you can show the whole world your amazing Heels and the street will be your catwalk! Chin up, chest out! 🙂

So, hope you can take some advices for yourself and if not, feel free to comment and post your own tips. Everyone will be thankful! 🙂

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34 thoughts on “How to walk in High Heels”

Awesome post for the beginners! Small steps are the best indeed, even if you’re hasty! I noticed it’s easier to keep your balance then.
But, I live in a city where there’s practically nothing but paving stones. On top of that, many of those cobbles are wobbly, which is not only a killer for your ankles and balance, but also for your shoes. If you’re having trouble with walking on the cobbles, while wearing high heels, you should really watch where you walk. I don’t lower my head, just keep an eye on the stones. If you don’t do that, you may stumble…and you want to spare yourself from the embarrasment of falling down or spraining your ankle, right? In the end, you’ll manage to keep your eyes up more often, without stepping on the wrong stones. Go stomp the city down in elegance ladies!

Thank you so much for your comment!!! 🙂 And you are totally right about paving stones. I totally forget about them. If you are not used to heels it’s extremely hard to start with. In my area paving stones are not that often. So it is easier to walk in elegance.

And it is really important to keep your head up. It looks more graceful and it doesn’t look great if you watch the whole time down on the street. 😉 So keep your head high and watch out what is coming. It’s also all about practice.

I completely agree! It’s all in the practice, I used to be crap walking in heels when I got my first pair and now when I stick them they feel more natural than flats. Cool idea for a post btw 🙂 orlalouise.com

You’re right and I think you know what I mean by seeing girls who can’t walk in heels. It ruins just the whole look, when they have a hunchback for example. So if someone isn’t used to High Heels, they should just wear some lower ones or other shoes. It’s not a big deal, if someone can’t walk in High Heels, but then she should’t wear them. 😉

Love this post ❤ and that was actually really helpful! When I do wear heels, I take super small steps just like you said, to prevent me from falling and plunging into the ground face first 😉 I followed your blog, please see my fashion blog as well? 🙂
~Mirixxxx (boldmode.wordpress.com)

Hi Miri!!! 🙂 Thank you for your lovely comment and I’m glad you liked my post. 🙂 Just checked out your blog and it is awesome! Will definitely check it out quite often. 😉 Thanks again and keep up your great work at your blog! Love it! 🙂

Love the post! 😀 And practice makes better no matter what. Thanks for writing about it, I also often see girls who really can’t walk in high heels, and it looks like the have a hump on their back (so bad) 😦

Hi Miss Uschi! love this post! I love heels, really love them. They make women feel like they go anywhere like Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz. That’s what I used to think whenever I wear them a lot when I was little, but I’ve never wore one when I hit my teens. I’m so afraid something bad might happen like tripping over or walking funny. Not until last weekend my mom ‘forced’ me to buy one. I love the wedge she picked for me. I got to feel the Dorothy-like again plus it made me look sexy & fabulous! Still, there is that niggling fear at the back of my mind about heels. I’m definitely take your words at heart: practice, get a safe feeling and do small steps. Thanks Miss Uschi!

Thank you so much for your lovely comment. I’m so glad that my post help some people! 🙂 Don’t be afraid of heels. Really everyone can learn how to walk in them, even man if they want to. 😉

Wedges are a great way to get used to it and some time you can wear some real high heels and to be afraid of tripping over. As you already said – practice and get a feeling for them. I’m sure you will do great! I’m sure you will get lost of that feeling, if you wear them regularly and not just once in a year. 😉

And always remember. You start practicing at home and no one see’s it if you are walking funny. That’s why you start at home. 😉 I also started to wear them at home until I got a feeling for them. So, everyone had to start wearing them and get lost of the feeling to trip or walk weird. And everyone can get lost of that feeling.

I’m sure you will totally rock the streets and walk them down like Dorothy from Wizard of Oz! 😉

Let me know if you need more advices or how do you feel wearing your wedges. 🙂

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I came across this blog post and thought it was fabulous!! Some of these tips are the exact same tips I tell the models in my runway classes!! You have to practice practice practice and your graceful poise develops and the swag will come. Are you a beginner runway model still carving out your signature walk? Try this: Everytime you go the store park your car purposely far away and use that parking lot as your runway. Hold your head high, be confident, and practice that walk as you walk towards the store. When walking down the city streets practice. Use every opportunity possible to smooth it out and make it you!! You got this… XO